CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement in the continent’s most industrialized country after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in a milestone election result in late May. Ramaphosa’s announcement of the new Cabinet on Sunday […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new coalition government, after his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party lost its parliamentary majority in May’s elections. He said “the government of national unity… is unprecedented in the history of our democracy”. The ANC will have 20 out of 32 cabinet posts, while the Democratic Alliance […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet late Sunday night after his African National Congress, the former main opposition party, and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling. Ramaphosa’s party retained the largest share of ministerial positions as he […]
The News JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa finally appointed a cabinet of ministers late on Sunday local time. The new cabinet, which will lead the country’s first national coalition government, includes six members from the Democratic Alliance, previously the official opposition. Ramaphosa kept key ministries, including finance and defense, for his African National […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday that Parliament will open for its next term on July 18 as he remains locked in negotiations with other parties to form a Cabinet well before then amid rifts in the new governing coalition. The talks to seal the final details of […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ANC to its worst-ever election result [EPA] South Africa’s main coalition partners are at loggerheads just weeks after agreeing to share power, as President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen of trying to create a “parallel government” in breach of the constitution. He is said to have […]
The News JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s two biggest parties remain locked in negotiations over the makeup of a cabinet for their landmark coalition government after signs of tension came to the fore. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who leads the African National Congress, and Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen held talks on Monday, their second meeting in […]
(Bloomberg) — Ten South African political parties agreed to form a ruling alliance, completing the first phase of creating a so-called government of national unity. Most Read from Bloomberg The Al Jama-ah party on Saturday joined nine others to create an administration that will run the country for the next five years. The government excludes […]
Downtown Jacksonville’s iconic Main Street Bridge – whose blue frame is illuminated nightly – featured a new, temporary lighting scheme on Wednesday as members of a local civil rights group came together to celebrate Juneteenth. Marking the June 19 federal holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, the Northside Coalition of […]
The Northside Coalition of Jacksonville is lighting up the Main Street Bridge for Juneteenth despite state mandates. This comes after the Florida Department of Transportation said all state bridges must be lit red, white, and blue all summer long for Governor Ron DeSantis’ Freedom Summer. That means no colors for other holidays like Juneteenth or […]
The governing coalition in the Baltic EU and NATO member state Latvia has lost its parliamentary majority. It follows the resignation on Wednesday of a member of a regional party from the parliamentary group of the co-governing left-wing Progressives. Latvian radio reported that the politician, Edgars Zelderis, wants to continue working in parliament as an […]
Coalition demands investigation into jail deaths after controversial cell video is released Members of a jail watchdog group are demanding that county commissioners open an investigation into a series of deaths and conditions at the Montgomery County Jail. This comes after a video surfaced showing a 19-year-old inmate hours before he died. The Montgomery County […]